Dyeing machine



Patented Feb. 28, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT orrlcr-z.

JAMES H. THOMPSON, OF TRENTON; NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOB TO HUSSONG DYEING MACHINE COMPANY, OF GBOVEVILLE, NEW JERSEY, A CORPDRATION OF NEW JERSEY.

Application filed Kay 19,

This invention relates to dyeing machines of the type disclosed in my copending application filed April 15, 1927, Serial No. 184,091. g

An object of the invention is to so construct the dye vat that the debris which accumulates around the outlet plug when the vat is being emptied of the dye h uid can be readily removed without dismant mg the mechanism. 1

Another object is to produce an eflic1ent strong and durable apparatus wh ch may be economically constructed and operated.

Other objects and advantages Wlll hereinafter appear.

The views of the drawings are:

Figure 1 is a plan of one end of a dye vat illustrating one form of my invention applied thereto;

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section as seen from the line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a detail front elevation of the form of my invention shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a plan of the structure shown in Fig. 3; l

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectlon taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is a detail vertical section of another form of my invention, and

Fig. 7 is a transverse section through a dye vat showing another form of mymvention applied thereto.

Referring to the drawings, and especially to Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive, at one end of the dye vat 1, is a vertical wall 2 which (llvides the vat into two con'ipartments3and 4:.

The top of the vat over-the compartment 4; has a closure comprising boards 5 and 6 on which is adapted to be mounted a driving head (not shown).

Under the top of the vat and disposed in the compartment 4 is a horizontal partition 7 having an opening 8 in which are disposed the propellers (not shown) used for circulating the dye through the vat. The partition 7 is carried by the end wall 9 of the vat 1 and by the wall 2.

An outlet opening 10 is formed in the bottom of the vat beneath the partition 7.

r This opening is,- as shown, located near one end of the compartment 4.

The opening 10 is closed by means of a screw plug 11. The plug may be of any approved form, and it should be operable from the exterior of the vat, so that when DYEING MACHINE.

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it is necessary to drain the liquid from the vat, the plug can be quickly unscrewed from the outlet opening 10. Y

F or this purpose the plug may have connected thereto the lower end of a rod 12 that ly fouls. When the plug is fouled, the lint,

fibre or other foreign substances that collect around the outlet opening 10 when the plug is unscrewed to permit the liquid in the vat to be withdrawn, prevent the plug from seating properly. In this way it is difficult to entirely close the outlet before refilling the vat.

Heretofore, in machines of this type it has been necessary to remove the wall 2 so as to clean the debris from around the outlet opening 10 before replacing the plug 11.

By my invention I provide the wall 2 with an opening 14 that is contiguous to the outlet opening 10 of the vat.

The opening 14 is normally closed by a slidable shutter 15 which is mounted in a frame 16 fixed in the opening 14.

In the present embodiment of my invention the shutter 15 comprises a rectangular plate which is guided by grooves 17 in the frame 16.

The grooves 17 extend around three sides of the frame, and the shutter is adapted to be withdrawn from the side of the frame not grooved. As shown, the shutter, in the present instance, is designed to be elevated and lowered to open or close the opening in the wall 2.

For the purpose of manipulating the shut- 9 ter, use is made of a rod 18 that extends upwardly and passes through an opening 19 in the board 6. The top of the rod 18 is provided with a knob 20.

On top ofthe board 6 is a bracket 21 through which passes the rod 18. A thumb screw 22 threaded in the bracket is used to bear against the rod 18 and thus retain the shutter in an elevated position.

The portion of the horizontal partition 7 adjacent to the frame 16 is provided with a slot 23.

The upper edge of the shutter 15 has a flange 24.

When the shutter is in the lower position so as to close the opening 14, the flange of the shutter rests on top of the partition 7 and closes the slot 23.

After the vat has been emptied and the liquid withdrawn therefrom, the shutter can be raised, and access can be readily had to the outletopening 10. 7

Obviously, in some cases it is not essential that the shutter 15 be raised and lowered by means of the rod 18. Therefore, in Fig. 6, I have shown the shutter provided with a knob 25, which can be grasped to give a perpendicular movement to the shutter.

In the form of the invention illustrated by Fig. 7, the shutter is mounted for horizontal movement. This form of mounting is desirable in some instances.

As shown, the opening 14 is fitted with a frame 26 and a shutter 27 having an operating knob 28.

The frame 26 and shutter 27 are so disposed that the shutter moves horizontally, the shutter being guided by means of a track 29 shown by the dotted lines (Fig. 7).

necessary to cut a slot in the horizontal partition in the compartment 4 of the vat.

The invention set forth herein is, of course, susceptible of various other modifications and adaptations.

The invention claimed is 1. In combination with a dye vat having two compartments, one of the compartments being provided with an outlet, a wall separating the two compartments, said walls being provided with an opening for enabling the said outlet to be acessible from the other compartment, and means for opening and closing the said wall opening.

2. In combination with a dye vat having a wall dividing the vat into two. compartments, one of the compartments being provided with an outlet, a plug closing the said outlet, and means mounted in the said wall for enabling the said plug to be accessible from the other compartment.

JAMES H. THOMPSON. 

